An archive of past academic and applied conferences and workshops related to higher education in Africa.
Higher
Education in Africa in the Information Age
Organized by: UNESCO
Venue: New York
Date: May 10 (no year provided)
Objective: Designed to increase international support for Africa’s
own capacity-building and human resources priorities and to enhance
coordination between UN and non-UN initiatives for Africa to cope with
the increasing challenges of information and communication technologies
in higher education.
http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ecosoc/panel-infoage.htm
Regional
Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees
and other Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in the
African States
Organized by: UNESCO
Venue: Arusha, Tanzania
Date: December 5, 1981
http://www.unesco.org/education/studyingabroad/tools/conventions_afr_cover.shtml
International
Conference of the Educational Media Institute [EMI]
of SAARDHE (SA Association for Research and Development in Higher Education)
Organized by: Technikon Pretoria, University of Pretoria and Unisa.
Theme: Media for the New Millennium
Venue: Conference Centre of the University of Pretoria, South Africa
Date: September 2-4, 1998
http://www.up.ac.za/conferences/iom98/index.htm
World
Conference on Higher Education: Higher Education in the Twenty-first
Century: Vision and Action
Organized by: UNESCO
Venue: Paris, France
Date: October 5-9, 1998
http://199.103.210.16/meetings/meetings.shtml
Proceedings
of the African Partnerships USAID UDLP Higher Education Conference—Factors
that Contribute to Successful International Partnerships: Results of
Higher Education Linkages
Sponsored by: Eastern Washington University and the University of Cape
Coast
Venue: Coconut Grove Conference Center, Elmina, Ghana
Date: February 8-11, 1999
http://cehd.ewu.edu/faculty/ntodd/GhanaUDLP/conference/Proceedings.html
Conference
on Basic Sciences for Development of Eastern and South Africa
Organized by: The Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education
of the United Republic of Tanzania, the Tanzania Commission for Science
and Technology, the Third World Academy of Sciences and the International
Science Programs of Uppsala University, Sweden
Venue: Arusha, Tanzania
Date: March 1-3, 1999
http://www.nature.com/wcs/m08s.html
First
Annual Global Higher Education Policy Conference
Organized by: Global Higher Education Exchange
Venue: Academy for Educational Development Conference Center, Washington,
DC
Date: August 19-20, 1999
http://www.ghee.org/Resources/Conf%20Proceedings/1999-Facilitators.htm
Good
Neighbours and Faraway Friends: Regional Dimensions of International
Education
Organized by: EAIE 11th Annual Conference
Venue: Maastricht, The Netherlands
Date: December 2-4, 1999
http://www.eaie.org/conference/99.asp
Higher
Education for Peace
Organized by: Center for Environmental and Development Studies, University
of Tromsø
Venue: Tromsø, Norway
Date: May 4-6, 2000
http://www.peace2.uit.no/hefp/index.html
African
Universities and the Challenge of Knowledge Creation and Application
in the New Century
Organized by: Association of African Universities
Venue: Nairobi, Kenya
Date: February 5-9, 2001
Themes: Higher Education Management and Leadership in the Information
Age; Quality of Training and Research: Towards a Dynamic Process of
Curricular Reform and Innovation in African Tertiary Institutions; Information
and Communication Technology: Building Capacity in African Universities;
and Women in Tertiary Institutions, Equity, Empowerment and Advancement.
http://www.aau.org
Governance
and Higher Education in Africa
Organized by: the Center for African Studies
Venue: UF Hotel and Conference Center, University of Florida
Date: March 22-25, 2001
http://clasnews.clas.ufl.edu/news/clasnotes/0104/africa.html
The
Second Regional Seminar on Private Higher Education: Its Role in Human
Resource Development in a Globalized Knowledge Society
Organized by: UNESCO PROAP and SEAMEO RIHED
Venue: Bangkok, Thailand
Date: June 20-22, 2001
The
Africa Connects conference: Education in the Internet Age
Organized by: SchoolNet SA and the Western Cape Schools Network in association
with the 8th Annual International I*EARN Conference
Venue: Cape Town, South Africa
Date: July 10-13, 2001
http://ac.wcape.school.za/
Studying
private higher education in South Africa
Organized by: Human Science Research Council
Venue: Pretoria, South Africa
Date: August 28-29, 2001
http://www.hsrc.ac.za
International
Higher Education and African Development: An International Conference
Organized by: The Yale Center for International and Area Studies and
the Yale Economic Growth Center. This conference is part of the International
Higher education initiative
Venue: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Date: October 18-21, 2001
Remarks: Select papers are published by the Journal of Higher Education
in Africa
http://www.yale.edu/ycias/ihe/conference.htm
The
Changing Production of Public and Private Goods in Higher Education:
A Comparative Perspective
Organized by: ASHE (Association for the Study of Higher Education)
Date: November 14-15, 2001
http://www.higher-ed.org/international/2001.htm
Higher
Education in the Arab World: Preparing for the Global Marketplace
Organized by: America-Mideast Educational and Training Services
Venue: Marrakech, Morocco
Date: March 2002
http://www.amideast.org/success_stories/special_initiatives/conference/default.htm
Financing
Higher Education in Eastern and Southern Africa: Diversifying Revenue
and Expanding Accessibility
Organized jointly by: the International Comparative Higher Education
Finance and Accessibility Project of the State University of New York
at Buffalo and the University of Dar Es Salaam, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
Venue: University of Dar Es Salaam, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
Date: March 25–27, 2002
http://www.gse.buffalo.edu/DC/CCGSE/vol5_iss1/p2.htm
Women
and Higher Education in Africa: Engendering Human Capital and Upgrading
the Human Right to Schooling
Organized by: CEPARRED (the Pan African Studies and Research Center
in International Relations and Education for Development), based in
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, in collaboration with Cornell's Poverty,
Inequality and Development Initiative (PIDI).
Venue: Cornell, USA
Date: March 28-29, 2002
http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/02/3.28.02/CEPARRED.html
Understanding
Private Higher Education in South Africa
Organized by: Human Sciences Research Council Colloquium
Venue: Benoni, South Africa
Date: April 9-10, 2002
The
Global Legacy and Application of the Vision of Booker T. Washington:
Science, Technology and Education
Organized by: Middle States African Studies Association
3rd Annual Conference
Venue: West Virginia State College, USA
Date: June 19-22, 2002
http://www.wvsc.edu/msasa/conf02.html
German-South
African Higher Education Conference Addressing the Historically Disadvantaged
Higher Education Institutions in South Africa through Cooperation
Organized by: South African Embassy in Germany and the Association of
Higher Education Institutions in Germany
Venue: Maritim pro Arte Hotel Berlin, Germany
Date: June 19-21, 2002
http://www.hrk.de/884.htm
Spheres
of Influence: Ventures and Visions in Educational Development
Organized by: The University of Western Australia
Venue: Perth, Western Australia
Date: July 3-6, 2002
http://www.csd.uwa.edu.au/iced2002/abstract/Law.html
The
Role of Higher Education in Sustainable Development
Organized by: EMSU 2002 in Africa, Environmental Management for Sustainable
Universities
Venue: Rhodes University, South Africa
Date: September 11-13, 2002
http://www.nrf.ac.za/news/he_sust_dev.stm
International
Conference on Internationalisation of Higher Education: The African
Experience
Organized by: Moi University
Venue: Kenya
Date: August 2002
http://www.mu.ac.ke/agenda/ipo/gallery/summary.html
Arusha
Convention on the recognition of qualifications in Higher Education
in Africa
Organized by and for: UNESCO Conference of Ministers of Education of
African Member States
Venue: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Date: December 2-6, 2002
Objective: Regional Convention on the recognition of studies, certificates,
diplomas, degrees and other academic qualifications in Higher Education
in African States
http://www.col.org/speeches/ArushaConv_02.htm
Africa
in the Information and Technology Age
Organized by: African Studies Association (45th Annual Meeting)
Venue: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC
Date: December 5-8, 2002
http://www.africanstudies.org/index.html
The
Role of African Higher Education Institutions in the Building of the
African Union
Organized by: Association of African Universities (AAU)
Venue: Mauritius
Date: March 17-21, 2003
Remarks: Themes discussed include: The Challenge of Poverty Reduction
in Africa: The Way Forward from the Higher Education Perspective; African
Higher Education Institutions Responding to the HIV/AIDS Pandemic; Peace
and Conflict Resolution in Africa: The Continuing Challenge to African
Higher Education Institutions
http://www.aau.org
Quality
Assurance through Curriculum Development
Organized jointly by: DAAD and HRK
Venue: Nairobi, Kenya
Date: May 22-24, 2003
Remarks: Postponed on the account of the danger of terrorist attacks
in East Africa
http://www.hrk.de/e/657.htm
Meeting
the Challenges of Higher Education in Africa: The Role of Private Universities
Organized by: United States International University
Venue: Safari Park, Nairobi, Kenya
Date: September 3-5, 2003
http://www.usiu.ac.ke/conf
Global
Reforms in Higher Agricultural Education and Research -Responding to
Challenges to Quality and Safety of Food and Agricultural Products
Organized by: Global Consortium of Higher Education and Research for
Agriculture (GCHERA)
Venue: Kyiv, Ukraine
Date: September 22-24, 2003
http://www.conference.nauu.kiev.ua/
Improving
Tertiary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Things that Work!
Organized by: Association of African Universities, ADEA Working Group
on Higher Education, Ghana National Council for Tertiary Education,
and the World Bank.
Venue: Accra, Ghana
Date: September 23-25, 2003
http://www.aau.org/wghe/publications/;
http://www.worldbank.org/afr/teia/docs_conf_0903.htm
The
15th International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education
Organized by: Caledonian Conferences, Scotland and the Division for
Lifelong Learning within the University of the Western Cape
Sponsored by: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Venue: University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Date: July 14-16, 2003
http://aahebulletin.com/public/highereducation.asp
Institutional
Research—Extending the Borders
Organized by: Southern African Association for Institutional Research
(SAAIR)
Venue: Technikon Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Date: October 6-8, 2003
http://www.saair.org.za/2003_conference.htm
Transforming
Education for a New Africa: Realizing the Potential of Open Learning
and Distance Education
Organized by: South African Government and UNESCO
Venue: Cape Town, South Africa
Date: February 1-4, 2004
http://www.africaodl.org/conference/rationale.htm
Development
Priorities and the Role of Tertiary Education
Organized by: Wilton Park Conferences in co-operation with the British
Council and NORAD (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation)
Venue: West Sussex, United Kingdom
Date: March 8-12, 2004
http://www.wiltonpark.org.uk/web/conferences/wrapper.asp?ConfRef=WP739
10th
Harvard Conference on International Development
Panel on: Reinventing African Universities: Toward a New Development
Agenda for a Globalizing World Chair: Professor Calestous Juma, Kennedy
School of Government, Harvard University
Venue: Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA
Date: April 17, 2004
Charting
New Visions
Organized by: 56th Annual NAFSA Conference, National Association of
International Educators
Venue: Baltimore, USA
Date: May 22-28, 2004
http://www.nafsa.org/
African
Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Higher Education
Organized by: The South African Association for Research and Development
in Higher Education and Productive Learning Cultures Project (University
of Bergen)
Venue: Balmoral Hotel, Durban South Africa
Date: June 10-12, 2004
http://www.saardhe.ac.za/main.htm
International
Business and Education Conference
Organized by: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Venue: Massachusetts, USA
Date: June 16, 2004
http://www.wpi.edu/News/Conf/NEABC/about.html
1st
International Summit on Leadership in Education
Organized by: University of Pretoria
Venue: Pretoria, South Africa
Date: June 20-22, 2004
http://www.up.ac.za/conferences/education_summit/intro.html
16th
International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education
Organized by: Caledonian Conferences, Scotland
Sponsored by: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Venue: Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland
Date: July 12-14, 2004
http://www.planning.iupui.edu/conferences/international/2004scotland/2004international.html
Education,
Knowledge, and Development
Organized by: Norwegian Association for Development Research in association
with Centre for Development Studies, University of Bergen, Norway
Venue: University of Bergen
Date: September 30 - October 1, 2004
http://www.svf.uib.no/sfu/nfu/
1st
Regional Research Seminar for Arab States
Organized by: UNESCO Forum on Higher Education, Research and Knowledge
Venue: UNESCO, Paris
Date: October 6-7, 2004
http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=26596&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Symposium
on International Labour and Academic Mobility: Emerging Trends and Implications
for Public Policy
Sponsored by: World Education Services
Venue: Toronto, Canada
Date: October 22, 2004
Policy
Forum on Private Higher Education in Africa
Venue: Accra, Ghana
Date: November
2-3, 2004
Building
The ICT Capacity of African Universities for Promoting Development
Sponsored by: The Institute for African Development, Cornell University
Venue: Ithaca, New York
Date: November 19-20
For information contact: Jackie Sayegh; e-mail: jsb25@cornell.edu
Colloquium
on Research and Higher Education Policy
Sponsored by: UNESCO
Venue: Paris, France
Date: December 1-4, 2004
http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=21012&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Second Global Research Seminar at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France
Venue: Paris, France
Date: 8-9 December 2005
Conference Theme: UNESCO Forum on Higher Education, Research and Knowledge, in cooperation with the UNESCO Division of Science Policies and Sustainable Development
For more information, contact: Forum Secretariat researchforum@unesco.org or, i.devylder@unesco.org
International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education: The Financing of Universities
The Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI)
Venue: Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain.
Date: 30 November to 2 December, 2005.
http://www.guni2005.com
For more information contact: angels.cortina@upc.edu
1st African Regional Conference of Vice Chancellors, Provosts and Deans of Science, Engineering and Technology
Organized by: ANSTI/UNESCO
Venue: Accra, Ghana
Date: 15-17 November, 2005
Register online at: http://www.ansticonference.org/
International Association of Universities
Venue: Alexandria (Egypt)
Date: 14-16 November, 2005
Conference Theme: Sharing Quality Higher Education Across Borders: Role of Associations and Institutions
For more information visit: http://www.unesco.org/iau/conferences/alexandria/index.html
Conference on African Research and Education Networking Infrastructure
Venue: Tunis, Tunisia
Date: 14-15 November, 2005
Organized by the Association of African Universities
The Third Annual Symposium of Learning International Networks Consortium
Venue: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Date: 27-28 October, 2005
Sponsored by: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
For more information, visit http://web.mit.edu/conf-serv/www/linc/LINC_info.html
National Conference: Where Should Ethiopia's Higher Education be Going and How Might It Change to Meet the Country's Development Needs?
Venue: Graduate School, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Date: 21-22 October, 2005
For more information, visit http://www.higher.edu.et/modules.php?name=UpDownload&req=viewdownload&cid=11&meid=24
Southern African Comparative and History of Education Society (SACHES) Conference
Venue: University of DAR ES SALAAM Main Campus
Date: 16-19 September, 2005
Conference Theme: Educational Development in Eastern and Southern Africa: Historical and Comparative Perspectives
For more information contact:
Dr. Ndibalema Alphonce or Dr. Hillary Dachi
Department Education Planning and Administration University of Dar es Salaam
P.O. BOX 35048
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
The Third National Conference on Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) in Ethiopia: Paving the Road for Quality Education in Ethiopia
Venue: United Nations--Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Date: August 20, 2005
Organized and Sponsored by St. Mary's College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Contact: St. Mary's College, Research and Quality Assurance Office, P.O.Box 18490, Tel.:+251-1-537994, or +251-1-537998
Email: smc@ethionet.et or rqualityassurance@yahoo.com
International Conference on Science and Technology - Science and Technology for Self-Reliance: Challenges for Developing Countries
Organized by: The Federal University of Technology
Venue: Akure, Nigeria
Date: August 14-19, 2005
http://www/futa.edu.ng
The Mobilisation of African leadership: Policies, Strategies, and Partnerships
Organized by: African Council for Distance Education
Venue: UNISA--University of South Africa
Date: August 10-12, 2005
http://www.unisa.ac.za
Inaugural annual conference of the Africa Council for Distance Education
Venue: Tshwane (Pretoria)
Date: 9 - 12 August, 2005
Conference Theme: The Mobilisation of African Leadership - policies, strategies and partnerships
For more information visit: http://www.unisa.ac.za/acde
PostGlobalisation: Higher Education Institutions facing the Knowledge Society/Economy and GATS
Organized by: International Higher Education Foundation, Mexico
Venue: Veracruz, Mexico
Date: July 21-23, 2005
For more information visit: www.fesi.org.mx
2nd
International Conference on Open and Online Learning (ICOOL 2005)
University of Mauritius in the context of WCCE 2005, the 8th IFIP World
Conference on Computers in Education
Venue: University of Stellenbosch - Cape Town (South Africa)
Date: July 4-7, 2005
http://vcampus.uom.ac.mu/icool2005/
For more information contact: icool2005@uom.ac.mu
Professor Wangari Maathai (2004 Nobel Peace Prize Winner) to speak at African Diaspora & Development Day (ad3) 2005
Venue: The Rocket, 166-220 Holloway Road N7 8DB
Date: July 2, 2005 (8.30am - 6.00pm)
Conference Theme: Enterprise Africa! Mobilizing African diaspora resources to create enterprises, jobs & wealth in Africa
The
African University in the 21st Century
SAARDHE 2005 Conference
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus
Venue: Durban, South Africa
Date: June 27-29 2005
http://www.interaction.nu.ac.za/SAARDHE2005/
ICET (International Council on Education for Teaching) World Assembly 2005
Venue: Groenkloof Campus, University of Pretoria, Cnr Leyds St and George Storrar Drive, Pretoria, South Africa.
Date: July 12-16, 2005
http://www.up.ac.za/conferences/icet2005
Global Strategies for Promoting Academic Freedom
Organized by: IIE Scholar Rescue Fund in collaboration with the Scholars at Risk Network
Venue: New York University
Date: April 29, 2005
For more information visit: http://scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu/conference.html
Dialogue between Civilizations
Organized by: Universidad Externado de Colombia
Venue: Bogotá D.C. - Colombia
Date: March 10, 2005
For more information contact: africa@uexternado.edu.co
Higher
Education in Developing Countries: Focus on Muslim Contexts
Organized by: Aga Khan University (AKU)
Venue: London, England
Date: February 24-25, 2005
http://www.aku.edu/news/seminars/hedc
Transnational
Education Provision and the Future of Higher Education In Africa
Organized by: Association of African Universities
Venue: Cape Town, South Africa
Date: February 21-25, 2005
http://www.aau.org/gc11/callpapers.htm
The Commonwealth Consortium for Education and Link Community Development: The Power of Partnerships
Venue: District 6, Cape Town
Date: December 8-9, 2006
For more information visit: http://www.cecomm.org.uk/details.php?id=15
Quality Assurance in Higher Education
Sponsor(s): Regional Eastern Africa UNISTAFF Alumni Network (REAL)
Venue: Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
Date: November, 2006
Contact: Dr. G. Katana, REAL Coordinator and Registrar Academic, Kenyatta University (realunistaff@yahoo.com)
3rd. International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education: Accreditation for Quality Assurance: What is at Stake?
Venue: Barcelona
Date: November 27-29, 2006
For more information visit: http://www.guniconference.com
Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Mission (Im)possible?
Venue: Pretoria, South Africa
Date: June 20-22, 2006
Conference Supporters: Foundation of Tertiary Institutions of the North Metropolis (FOTIM)
For more information visit: http://www.fotim.ac.za/fotim/fotim_conferences/qaconference2006/index.html
Time for a New Phonics Approach for Teaching English in Africa?
Venue: University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Date: June 5-9, 2006
Conference Supporters: THRASS (Teaching Handwriting, Reading And Spelling Skills)
For more information visit: www.thrass.co.uk/witsworkshop.htm
News & Information on the eLearning Africa - eLA conference, an annual event for building eLearning capacities in Africa
Venue: UNCC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Date: May 24 - 26, 2006
Conference Supporters: Ethiopian Ministry for Capacity Building, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, European Commission, Information Society Technologies and Media Directorate.
For more information visit: www.icwe.net
Education and Economic Development in Africa
Date: April 25 - 27, 2006
For more information visit: http://www.ccafrica.ca/events/ccaf/education/index_e.htm
IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) & ESP (English for Specific Purposes) SIG (Special Interest Group)
Venue: Harrogate, UK
Date: April 2006
Organized and Sponsored by IATEFL ESP SIG
Contact: Mark Krzanowski, IATEFL ESP SIG Co-ordinator ESPsig@iatefl.org or markkski1@btinternet.com
For more information visit: http://www.iatefl.org, http://dudeney.com/iatefl/espsig/
Second African Union Meeting of Experts on Revitalizing of Higher Education in Africa
Venue: Accra, Ghana
Date: February 27-28, 2006
Conference Supporters: Association of African Universities
For more information visit: http://www.aau.org/au_experts/index.htm
International Conference on Accreditation, Quality assurance and Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education in Africa
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
Date: February 6 - 8, 2006
Conference Supporters: UNESCO Harare Cluster Office, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Africa (BREDA), UNESCO Regional Office for Science and Technology in Africa (ROSTA), Division of Higher education, UNESCO Paris, UNESCO International Institute for Capacity building in Africa, National Universities Commission (NUC) of Nigeria.
Contact: Fridah Manenji: f.manenji@unesco.org or Memory Zulu: m.zulu@unesco.org
For more information visit: http://www.harare.unesco.org/newsletter/newsletter_01_2006.html
Education Reform and Innovation in Higher Education
Sponsor(s): Regional Eastern Africa UNISTAFF Alumni Network (REAL)
Venue: Lilongwe, Malawi
Date: October 29-November 2, 2007
Contact: Dr. G. Katana, REAL Coordinator and Registrar Academic, Kenyatta University (realunistaff@yahoo.com)
Second International Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Africa
Venue: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Date: September 4-6, 2007
Contact: Professor Juma Shabani J.Shabani@unesco.org / Professor Professor Peter Okebukola peter@okebukola.com
For more information visit: http://www.viheaf.net/ICQAHEA-2007
Second Regional Conference on Reform and Revitalization in Higher Education
Venue: Ibadan, Nigeria
Date: August 13-16, 2007
Organized and sponsored by: Higher Education Research and Policy Network (HERPNET)
Contact: Professor J. B. Babalola joelbabalola2000@yahoo.co.uk
The Status of Governance, Academic Freedom and Teaching Personnel in Ethiopian Higher Education
Venue: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Date: April, 2007
Organized and sponsored by: Forum for Social Studies (FSS)
Contact: Dr. Taye Assefa fss@ethionet.et
For more information visit: http://www.fssethiopia.org.et
2nd Regional Research Seminar for Africa: The Contribution of Higher Education to National Education Systems
Venue: ACCRA, GHANA
Date: March 22 - 24, 2007
For more information visit: http://www.aau.org/announce/detail.htm?ai=55
5th Congress of Scientific Research Outlook in the Arab World: Scientific Innovation and Sustained Development
Sub-Conference: Incubation and Technology Parks for Economic Growth
Sponsor(s): Arab Science and Technology Foundation
Venue: Fez, Morocco
Conference Dates: October 26-30, 2008
Sub Conference Dates: October 29-30, 2008
Contacts: sro@astf.net
More information: http://www.astf.net/site/zone/publications_dtls.asp?pubid=1344&ogzid=10245
Capacity-Building Workshop on "Licence-Master-Doctorate" (LMD) Reform
Sponsor(s): UNESCO Bamako Cluster Office
Venue: Saint Louis, Senegal
Date: September 19-20, 2008
Contacts: Professor Juma Shabani (jshabani@unesco.org)
More information: http://www.icqahea.org
Third International Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Africa
Sponsor(s):GUNI-Africa, UNESCO-BREDA, UNESCO Division for Higher Education, African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education (CAMES), West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), National Universities Commission (NUC) of Nigeria
Venue: Dakar, Senegal
Date: September 15-17, 2008
Contacts: Professor Juma Shabani (jshabani@unesco.org); Professor Peter Okebukola (peter@okebukola.com)
More information: http://www.icqahea.org
Ministerial Meeting for Higher Education in Africa
Convener(s): Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), in partnership with New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), CTA, Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), African Network of Agriculture and Forestry Education (ANAFE), and Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)
Host: Government of Zambia
Venue: Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Lusaka, Zambia
Date: October 27-31, 2008
Contact: Dr. Chris Muyunda, COMESA Secretariat (cmuyunda@comesa.int); Prof. Adipala Ekwamu, RUFORUM Secretariat (eadipala@agric.mak.ac.ug; eadipala@yahoo.com)
More information: http://ruforum.org/ministerial.html
Third Regional Conference on Higher Education for Youth Empowerment: Opportunities, Capabilities, and Second Changes
Venue: International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria
Date: August 18-21, 2008
Fifth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning: Access to Learning for Development
Sponsor(s): Commonwealth of Learning and the University of London
Venue: Institute of Education, University of London
Date: July 13-17, 2008
More information: http://www.pcf5.london.ac.uk
Education in the Information Age: Global Challenges and Enhancement Strategies
Sponsor(s): Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
Venue: Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
Date: June 17-21, 2008
Contacts: Professor B. G. Nworgu, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, boniface_nworgu@yahoo.com; Professor Virginia W. Dike, Committee Chairman, Faculty of Education International Conference 2008, unfeic2008@yahoo.com
Institutional Cultures and Higher Education Leadership: Where Are the Women?
Sponsor(s): A Joint Initiative of the Department of Education (DoE), the Council on Higher Education (CHE), Higher Education South Africa (HESA) and HERS-SA
Venue: University of Cape Town, South Africa
Date: March 27-28, 2008
Contacts: hers@chec.ac.za
Higher Education in the Muslim World: Challenges & Prospects
Sponsor(s): International Institute for Muslim Unity; International Islamic University Malaysia, International Cooperation and Exchange Office
Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date: March 24-25, 2008
Contact: Anwarul Hidayah Zulkifli (iimunity@gmail.com)
More information: http://www.iiu.edu.my/iimu/info.php?infoid=73
Re-Shaping Work in Higher Education in Africa
Sponsor(s): National Tertiary Education Staff Union (NTESU)
Venue: Durban, South Africa
Date: January 13-15, 2008
Contact: Rachel Nadas, NTESU National Administrator, office@ntesu.org.za
More information: http://ntesu.org.za/
Third AAU Leadership Development Seminar/Workshop (LEDEV) [info in French only]
Sponsor(s): Association of African Universities, l’Université Cheikh Anta Diop
Venue: Dakar, Senegal
Date: January 12-17, 2009
Contact: secgen@aau.org
Second World Universities Forum
Sponsor(s): Indian Institute of Technology (Mumbai)
Venue: Mumbai, India
Date: January 16-18, 2009
Contact: info+u09@commongroundconferences.com
Ministerial Conference on Higher Education in Africa: Engaging African Universities in the Development Agenda
Sponsor(s): COMESA and Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)
Venue: Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Lusaka, Zambia
Date: February 23-27, 2009
Contact: Dr. Chris Muyunda (COMESA): cmuyunda@comesa.int; Prof Adipala Ekwamu (RUFORUM): secretariat@ruforum.org or adipalae@ruforum.org
To register online: http://www.ruforum.org
Africa Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (AKTP) Conference
Sponsor(s): British Council and the Kenyan Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Venue: Windsor Golf Hotel & Country Club, Nairobi, Kenya
Date: February 25-26, 2009
Contact: Peggy Mwai, peggy.newagepr.@gmail.com
Second AAU Management Development Workshop (MADEV II)
Sponsor(s): Association of African Universities, Mzumbe University
Venue: Morogoro, Tanzania
Date: March 1-14, 2009
Contact: research@aau.org, aaddy@aau.org
Dubois-Nkrumah-Dunham International Conference on Academic Achievement in Africa and its Diaspora: Challenges and Solutions
Sponsor(s): Association of African Universities, University of Abuja, and University of Ilorin
Venue: University of Pittsburgh
Date: May 1-2, 2009
Contact: Professor Consuella Lewis, lewisc@pitt.edu
12th General Conference of the Association of African Universities. Sustainable Development in Africa: The Role of Higher Education
Sponsor(s): Association of African Universities, University of Abuja, and University of Ilorin
Venue: Abuja, Nigeria
Date: May 4-9, 2009
Contact: secgen@aau.org
4th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training
Sponsor(s): Global Development Learning Network (GDLN)
Venue: Le Méridien Président, Dakar, Senegal
Date: May 27-29, 2009
Contact: info@elearning-africa.com
4th Annual Global Business School Network (GBSN) Conference
Sponsor(s): Global Business School Network (GBSN)
Venue: Graduate School of Business of the University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Date: June 8-9, 2009
Contact: info@gbsnonline.org
The African Diaspora Scientific Community Mobilization for Africa (ADIASCOM Africa) Initiative International Conference/Workshops
Sponsor(s): African Scientific Institute (ASI) and UNESCO Paris
Venue: Paris, France
Date: June 29-July 1, 2009
Contact: alainted@orange.fr, slarabi@unesco.org
UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education (WCHE): "The New Dynamics of Higher Education"
Sponsor(s): UNESCO
Venue: Paris, France
Date: July 6-8, 2009
More information: http://www.unesco.org/en/wche2009
4th Women in Africa and the African Diaspora (WAAD) International Conference. Education, Gender & Sustainable Development in the Age of Globalization
Sponsor(s): Women in Africa and the African Diaspora (WAAD)
Venue: Abuja, Nigeria
Date: August 3-8, 2009
Contact: Professor Obioma Nnaemeka, waadconf@iupui.edu
Fourth Regional Conference on Higher Education for Sustainable Development in Africa
Sponsor(s): HERPNET, Kampala International University
Venue: Kampala, Uganda
Date: August 17-20, 2009
Contact: Professor J. B. Babalola, University of Ibadan (Nigeria), joelbabalola2000@yahoo.co.uk
13th Annual Conference of the International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA)
Sponsor(s): IEASA, University of Fort Hare
Venue: Fort Hare, South Africa
Date: August 26-29, 2009
Contact: IEASA Conference Planning Committee, ieasconference@ufh.ac.za
Partners Meeting of the Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative Planning Grants Winners
Sponsor(s): Higher Education for Development (HED)
Venue: Accra, Ghana
Date: Last week of August, 2009 (tentative)
Researching the Practice of Management: A Workshop to Improve African Research Capacity
Sponsor(s): Canadian Social Science Research Council, University of Manitoba, Gordon Institute of Business Science, and the Association of African Business Schools
Venue: Gordon Institute of Business Science, Johannesburg, South Africa
Date: September 8-10, 2009
More information: Sarah Tinsley, AABS Programme Director, Sarah.tinsley@vodamail.co.za
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